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citizens or on u.s. fr citizens in the disaster area, h and we've located almost 500, about 475 american citizens through our efforts. c our counselor officers are visiting tacloban and the area s around it pretty regularly to try to help out with those american citizens services, and we continue, of course, to work very closely with philippine authoritiesic making sure to address any security concerns.ad again, identify any obstacles t relief, and asking them constantly, what more they needm so that our response is effective and targeted. president obama told president p aquino during a november 12th phone call that the united ke states was fully committed to a swift and coordinated response y to help the people of the philippines recover, and that we stand shoulder to shoulder with the philippines, our treaty ally. mr. chairman, senator rubio, ta other members, thank you again for allowing me to appear. a i would be delighted to answer any questions. thank you.estion >> thank you very much. mr. konyndy
citizens or on u.s. fr citizens in the disaster area, h and we've located almost 500, about 475 american citizens through our efforts. c our counselor officers are visiting tacloban and the area s around it pretty regularly to try to help out with those american citizens services, and we continue, of course, to work very closely with philippine authoritiesic making sure to address any security concerns.ad again, identify any obstacles t relief, and asking them constantly, what more they needm...
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and u.s. foreign ministers really try and play down these differences saying that the differences between the western powers are actually very narrow first being said by some experts to be a basis saving exercise here and of course as we've said to you kate certainly much more positive surrounding the talks looking to force in november the twentieth when the. foreign secretary william hague saying that he is confident that further progress will be made the u.s. has blamed iran for rejecting a deal at last weekend's talks something to rome has denied john kerry insists major powers were more or less united on the green despite earlier claims that it was the french who blocked a breakthrough when i spoke to jonathan steele he's columnist on international affairs for the guardian newspaper and he explained what he sees as the reasons behind france's tough stance. prancer convinced to do ronnie's meddling in a region which was traditionally at least in colonial times under french influence i mean
and u.s. foreign ministers really try and play down these differences saying that the differences between the western powers are actually very narrow first being said by some experts to be a basis saving exercise here and of course as we've said to you kate certainly much more positive surrounding the talks looking to force in november the twentieth when the. foreign secretary william hague saying that he is confident that further progress will be made the u.s. has blamed iran for rejecting a...
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so the u.s. is promoting nuclear power and it's important to people in iran as i learned when i spoke with folks on the street and to run a number of years ago to assert the trog it is to develop nuclear power energy so i think that's a rather minor point what is so key is that this is a breakthrough for diplomacy that aside from apparently the governments of saudi arabia and israel. throughout the region and beyond we can expect a lot of positive response to this agreement which i think is a historic breakthrough and a very good one well you just said mr solomon you just sad that this of course is victory of diplomacy and a groundbreaking deal but you know i just want to perhaps discuss these contradictions or perhaps differences stipulated in the agreement because we don't some may saying that of course this is a temporary fix for six months but what happens after that given that it's taken a decade to get here do you have faith at this point that the size will find a long term solution given t
so the u.s. is promoting nuclear power and it's important to people in iran as i learned when i spoke with folks on the street and to run a number of years ago to assert the trog it is to develop nuclear power energy so i think that's a rather minor point what is so key is that this is a breakthrough for diplomacy that aside from apparently the governments of saudi arabia and israel. throughout the region and beyond we can expect a lot of positive response to this agreement which i think is a...
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u.s. on a level playing field basis with everyone else said why don't we build anything? in fact, we felt a lot here and it's time it came from athens, georgia last evening because yesterday we cut the ribbon on a brand-new greenfield factory 850,000 square feet. 1400 people strong when it's fully operational at the end of next year. these will be small bulldozers and small excavators that were formally only produced in japan. we brought those to the united states for several reasons. one, we can compete from the base there to relate the ports in here and that production will stay in the u.s. in the exported to south america and europe. we feel there is a very good chance at a very good condition to not only build here, but compete to a u.s. base. a year ago we did the same thing in victoria, texas on another excavator plan. these are the large machines. 42 that 5010 machines that came in from japan that will be built in us for the first time in the united states and exporting to south ame
u.s. on a level playing field basis with everyone else said why don't we build anything? in fact, we felt a lot here and it's time it came from athens, georgia last evening because yesterday we cut the ribbon on a brand-new greenfield factory 850,000 square feet. 1400 people strong when it's fully operational at the end of next year. these will be small bulldozers and small excavators that were formally only produced in japan. we brought those to the united states for several reasons. one, we...
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u.s. army outpost very close to kabul but there seems little chance those responsible will be found afghanistan has not decided to scrap the probe into the murders off the washington refused to cooperate and that's despite the victims being identified as a group of locals detained by u.s. special forces who were operating in that area however military officials in washington have long said that troops have no connection to the killings or journalist that might tell you they can see spent five months investigating this in an exclusive interview with t. he claims the evidence he's seen suggests directly of american involvement. the special forces team the green beret a team as they're called was deployed to an isolated valley west of kabul where the taliban and other insurgent groups have a very heavy presence and what happened was over last winter the locals are complaining that the special forces team and the translators were murdering people torturing them abducting them and disappearing
u.s. army outpost very close to kabul but there seems little chance those responsible will be found afghanistan has not decided to scrap the probe into the murders off the washington refused to cooperate and that's despite the victims being identified as a group of locals detained by u.s. special forces who were operating in that area however military officials in washington have long said that troops have no connection to the killings or journalist that might tell you they can see spent five...
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i think u.s. strikes against agostini taliban figures get the government -- against the taliban and figures give the islamabad government quiet cover over the close cooperation between the countries. typically they do not target asked any taliban, they focus on al qaeda. i think this reflects new working level relations between the two militaries. >> what do you think the timing means for the peace talks? >> i think the peace talks were mostly only for show. the government in islamabad was going through these talks to show that it has adopted all diplomatic options. on the talks have failed, which they will, the government can say we tried all we could and now the military will have to go in and pursue more aggressive measures. >> what impact will the death of mehsud have on the pakistan m taliban? >> a creates a lot of disarray. there will be competition for power. at the same time, the objectives of the pakistani taliban will not go away. it will push for in and of drone strikes, they want the p
i think u.s. strikes against agostini taliban figures get the government -- against the taliban and figures give the islamabad government quiet cover over the close cooperation between the countries. typically they do not target asked any taliban, they focus on al qaeda. i think this reflects new working level relations between the two militaries. >> what do you think the timing means for the peace talks? >> i think the peace talks were mostly only for show. the government in...
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i think u.s. strikes against agostini taliban figures get the government -- against the taliban and figures give the islamabad government quiet cover over the close cooperation between the countries. typically they do not target asked any taliban, they focus on al qaeda. i think this reflects new working level relations between the two militaries. >> what do you think the timing means for the peace talks? >> i think the peace talks were mostly only for show. the government in islamabad was going through these talks to show that it has adopted all diplomatic options. on the talks have failed, which they will, the government can say we tried all we could and now the military will have to go in and pursue more aggressive measures. >> what impact will the death of mehsud have on the pakistan m taliban? >> a creates a lot of disarray. there will be competition for power. at the same time, the objectives of the pakistani taliban will not go away. it will push for in and of drone strikes, they want the p
i think u.s. strikes against agostini taliban figures get the government -- against the taliban and figures give the islamabad government quiet cover over the close cooperation between the countries. typically they do not target asked any taliban, they focus on al qaeda. i think this reflects new working level relations between the two militaries. >> what do you think the timing means for the peace talks? >> i think the peace talks were mostly only for show. the government in...
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the u.s. consulate in berlin that done as well. all of this had taken place when the holiest mosque and shrine of government had been taken down. so people just went berserk. and i was someone who said no, we can't do this, we have to wait. we burned down the building, we won't be able to on verdict on the next day. if we wait, we could find out that the americans are not involved. because of that come i was always wondering why the pakistanis have this knee-jerk anti-americanism. because what i had read, and i had never visited the united states until then, but what i have heard is that there are weaknesses and flaws and american foreign policy and even domestic form policy, americans are not the great satan. then, of course, i served as pakistan's ambassador to the u.s. and i was always concerned about how both sides, sometimes they said things that were just plain wrong. so as soon as i finished being ambassador, i decided that my first priority should be writing this book and researching i
the u.s. consulate in berlin that done as well. all of this had taken place when the holiest mosque and shrine of government had been taken down. so people just went berserk. and i was someone who said no, we can't do this, we have to wait. we burned down the building, we won't be able to on verdict on the next day. if we wait, we could find out that the americans are not involved. because of that come i was always wondering why the pakistanis have this knee-jerk anti-americanism. because what...
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we also learned that the u.s. government did not grant to the lawyer of this family a prominent practice any lawyer who has sued the cia in the past on behalf of the victims of drone strikes in pakistan four hundred fifty thousand vocalisation of. his yes. you know concentration. on this will work trying to move your show on how long for someone. s.u.v. this is dog and at the same time do nor to be in a position to leave the purpose of this briefing to put a human face to drone strikes there is therefore a chance that in congress the tragedy of this family will fall on deaf ears but there is hope that the public notice in washington i'm going to check out. that family's grandma on their mom on the b.b. was among the up to nine hundred civilian fatalities estimated by rights groups instrument strikes in pakistan began in two thousand and four an amnesty international report published last week said these unlawful killings could amount to war crimes but activists brian becker agrees if nothing shocks the conscience
we also learned that the u.s. government did not grant to the lawyer of this family a prominent practice any lawyer who has sued the cia in the past on behalf of the victims of drone strikes in pakistan four hundred fifty thousand vocalisation of. his yes. you know concentration. on this will work trying to move your show on how long for someone. s.u.v. this is dog and at the same time do nor to be in a position to leave the purpose of this briefing to put a human face to drone strikes there is...
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the u.s. claims few civilians have been killed by the three hundred seventy six drone attacks which have been launched over the past decade local reports however suggest at least nine hundred innocent people including up to two hundred children have been killed documentary filmmaker robert greenwald took the story of the riemann family's inspiration for his latest movie and says the public doesn't understand the real consequences of drones. people want to believe in santa claus and they also want to believe that there's a simple solution to these incredibly complicated problems when we started reading that the drones were killing only high value targets represented in a minute threat that doesn't make sense it's just not possible so i think there was a kind of hopefulness yes finally we found a magic pill which was part of it some of it is the fact that american soldiers warrant there so people said it doesn't matter as to what is the you know the families making to all kinds of americans peop
the u.s. claims few civilians have been killed by the three hundred seventy six drone attacks which have been launched over the past decade local reports however suggest at least nine hundred innocent people including up to two hundred children have been killed documentary filmmaker robert greenwald took the story of the riemann family's inspiration for his latest movie and says the public doesn't understand the real consequences of drones. people want to believe in santa claus and they also...
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the u.s. government doing nightly interagency calls and a variety of other mechanisms to make sure that we have our own house in order. it's been going fairly well so far as more and more ngos come in it will become a greater challenge. >> does the government of the philippines coordinate the capacities of the ngos and the need, the capacities of participating international partners as well as their own cash requirements? is that balanced together? >> yeah. their involvement in those cluster coordination meetings so you have a meeting on health every day, water every day. government of philippines is involved in those and able to hear what ngos capacities are available, what their plans are, provide feedback on that and feedback on priorities in addition to its own activities. >> there are 4 million americans plus with filipino heritage. there is strong compassion among the american people to be engaged. people want to help. i think that's true internationally, but particularly true here in am
the u.s. government doing nightly interagency calls and a variety of other mechanisms to make sure that we have our own house in order. it's been going fairly well so far as more and more ngos come in it will become a greater challenge. >> does the government of the philippines coordinate the capacities of the ngos and the need, the capacities of participating international partners as well as their own cash requirements? is that balanced together? >> yeah. their involvement in...
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the u.s. drone war on terror is missing its mark with human rights groups reporting mounting civilian travels to a yemeni village to hear firsthand accounts this is all that remains from a u.s. predator drone strike right here in yemen that killed two suspected members of al qaeda but also civilians so the loss of innocent lives justified in the fight against al qaeda stay with us as we report from one of the front lines in the war on terror. and a russian called. green peace activists bringing the total of those released to twelve of them part of a group detained for the. top stories this hour. live from moscow this is a twenty four hours a day up to twenty three people have been killed in powerful blast near the iranian embassy in lebanon capital beirut conflicting reports suggest an iranian cultural attash a is among the victims of the bombings that injured more than one hundred forty lebanese group linked to al qaida has reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack the middle east corr
the u.s. drone war on terror is missing its mark with human rights groups reporting mounting civilian travels to a yemeni village to hear firsthand accounts this is all that remains from a u.s. predator drone strike right here in yemen that killed two suspected members of al qaeda but also civilians so the loss of innocent lives justified in the fight against al qaeda stay with us as we report from one of the front lines in the war on terror. and a russian called. green peace activists bringing...
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we also learned that the u.s. government did not grant to the lawyer of this family prominent practice any warrior who has sued the cia in the past on behalf of the victims of drone strikes in pakistan four hundred fifty thousand population of. actually living in a concentration camp they're being picked on this is off what kind of. if someone has long before someone is driving. miss you he said this is how the being targeted and at the same time do not really in a position to leave the area the purpose of this briefing was to put a human face to drone strikes there's a short chance that in congress the tragedy of this family will fall on deaf ears but there is hope that the public will take notice in washington i'm going to check out. my mama bibi was among the up to nine hundred civilian fatalities estimated by rights groups since the drone strikes began in pakistan in two thousand and four and i missed the international report published just last week said that these unlawful killings could amount to war crimes
we also learned that the u.s. government did not grant to the lawyer of this family prominent practice any warrior who has sued the cia in the past on behalf of the victims of drone strikes in pakistan four hundred fifty thousand population of. actually living in a concentration camp they're being picked on this is off what kind of. if someone has long before someone is driving. miss you he said this is how the being targeted and at the same time do not really in a position to leave the area...
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he stressed u.s.'s commitment to help egypt, saying they were a friend and partner of the egyptian people. john kerry is due to visit israel and the west bank. his trip part of an effort to revise peace talks between israel and the palestinians. we have this report from the west bank. palestinians are losing hope there's anything left for them to gain. >> it was not like this 10 years ago. now this is the only way home. living in a prison would be easier. here he and his family faced a threat of harassment from jewish settlers and the israeli army. >> we live inside the wall, not behind or next to it. inside it. i am surrounded by gates. on each gate is a mortal danger zone. imagine what that is like. >> the separation wall surrounds his house. to show you what it means. it's over at the back, going across the side and the front. he's isolated. you have a settlement down the road, another on the hill, and here when we come to his garden there's a settlement literally across the way. it's an extreme exa
he stressed u.s.'s commitment to help egypt, saying they were a friend and partner of the egyptian people. john kerry is due to visit israel and the west bank. his trip part of an effort to revise peace talks between israel and the palestinians. we have this report from the west bank. palestinians are losing hope there's anything left for them to gain. >> it was not like this 10 years ago. now this is the only way home. living in a prison would be easier. here he and his family faced a...
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interests on where the u.s. interests the same as anywhere else in the region of the world they do this under this guise of of democracy building and under this idea that they're fighting this war on drugs the katic swear and i think that this is such a it's such a fallacious argument it's really really sad because what they're doing is they're pouring millions of dollars into a police force that is operating under an umbrella of complete impunity in the country as a result you have police going out and just killing people at random almost so not only are the gangs the narco traffickers responsible for the high level of violence but so are the police the police are actually and during this they're doing this with the full support of the united states and even the funding and funding from the united states we need to get you back on to talk about after these elections what changes we can see there limited amount. of time and. this week marks the anniversary of the assassination of john f. kennedy but it also mark
interests on where the u.s. interests the same as anywhere else in the region of the world they do this under this guise of of democracy building and under this idea that they're fighting this war on drugs the katic swear and i think that this is such a it's such a fallacious argument it's really really sad because what they're doing is they're pouring millions of dollars into a police force that is operating under an umbrella of complete impunity in the country as a result you have police...
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also the u.s. job shuts down a doctor's attempt to make the public aware of the health risks of fracking at t. dot com for the whole story. thirty greenpeace activists arrested in russia are being moved from the northern city of moments to petersburg says the organization citing a diplomatic source in petersburg is closer to europe and weather conditions are much less severe there earlier today france's prime minister asked for a humanitarian gesture towards one activist who is a french citizen are also reports the netherlands is holding an official negotiations greenpeace members were arrested in september trying to board a russian oil rig in the arctic ocean and moscow said that the protest posed a threat to the rigs crew and all have been charged with hooliganism. for some other world news in our world update this first egypt where thousands of supporters of the muslim brotherhood started nationwide protests ahead of a trial for the ousted president mohamed morsi clashes between locals and islam
also the u.s. job shuts down a doctor's attempt to make the public aware of the health risks of fracking at t. dot com for the whole story. thirty greenpeace activists arrested in russia are being moved from the northern city of moments to petersburg says the organization citing a diplomatic source in petersburg is closer to europe and weather conditions are much less severe there earlier today france's prime minister asked for a humanitarian gesture towards one activist who is a french citizen...
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to find out what the u.s. gets back from it. at the same time, the kind of investment that the united states makes to use an example of sending african american jazz musicians overseas, necessarily contrasts with the realities of what the u.s.'s civil rights record was at the time. and certainly it becomes something that looks less credible in the minds of a lot of foreign publics, when the u.s.'s actual face looks extremely militaryized. and it's very difficult to overcome that. >> spencer our community is coming in here. here is howard . . . willow you are at the fault line here. you are a very well-known writer. you speak arabic and have an egyptian husband. oftentimes do you feel the burden of being a global cultural ambassador who has to bridge the dieds? >> i try not to think about it in those terms. in order to make good art, one has to be true first and foremost to the story it is trying to tell. so that has been my experience. i always try to be conscious of the fact that whatever you do, and no matter what you do, you
to find out what the u.s. gets back from it. at the same time, the kind of investment that the united states makes to use an example of sending african american jazz musicians overseas, necessarily contrasts with the realities of what the u.s.'s civil rights record was at the time. and certainly it becomes something that looks less credible in the minds of a lot of foreign publics, when the u.s.'s actual face looks extremely militaryized. and it's very difficult to overcome that. >>...
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france, u.s., china, russia and the u.s. want to stop that happening and are calling on iran to allow more inspections of its facilities, in return tehran wants an end to crippling sanctions. now we go live to our correspondent covering the talks. the big guns arrived in geneva. a sign of a break through? >> most are here. some to arrive. signs of a breakthrough. impossible not to see signs with political heavy weights arriving in geneva, two weeks after they came here. remember two weeks ago they thought there was a deal only to discover there was not. the latest to arrive, a german. there is a chance of a deal, but there's work to be done. john kerry arrived during the course of the morning. there's a flurry of meetings he's attended since spending time with catherine ashton who has been coordinating talks. he met the french foreign minister. that, of course, because the french have taken a tough line. french objections scuppered a deal weeks ago. and john kerry met sergei lavrov, his aim to see that his colleagues are of
france, u.s., china, russia and the u.s. want to stop that happening and are calling on iran to allow more inspections of its facilities, in return tehran wants an end to crippling sanctions. now we go live to our correspondent covering the talks. the big guns arrived in geneva. a sign of a break through? >> most are here. some to arrive. signs of a breakthrough. impossible not to see signs with political heavy weights arriving in geneva, two weeks after they came here. remember two weeks...
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the u.s. assistance and u.s. role was absolutely critical in getting momentum and getting the ball rolling.he and going forward we're going v. to -- we'll have to see how needs evolve but we're on a good trajectory for this point in the crisis. >> thank you so much. crisi and chairman, on behalf of the nearly 200,000 filipino in americans living in hawaii we nn really appreciate your aii, indulgence and all of your greae work in this very difficult . time.appr thank you. >> thank you, senator schatz. appreciate your being here. today the cameras are here and we're all focused on how we can help and obviously it's receiving the type of priority s it should. one of the purposes of this hearing is to make sure that in the months ahead the focus is i still on how americaca can help with the international community and the government of the philippines. so that's why i think it was particularly important to hold s this hearing but to let people know this is not the end of our interest on this issue as to how we move f
the u.s. assistance and u.s. role was absolutely critical in getting momentum and getting the ball rolling.he and going forward we're going v. to -- we'll have to see how needs evolve but we're on a good trajectory for this point in the crisis. >> thank you so much. crisi and chairman, on behalf of the nearly 200,000 filipino in americans living in hawaii we nn really appreciate your aii, indulgence and all of your greae work in this very difficult . time.appr thank you. >> thank...
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the u.s. the condition in syria is status quo. meanwhile 2 million syrian versus fled their homes and more are displaced in the country as war conditions. rebels have lost ground to assad forces. neighboring nations are shaking under the weight of refugees, especially lebanon. it now has more than 800,000 syrians nearly a quarter of lebanon's population of $4 million. >> lebanon has opened its borders, has opened its arms, and the international community owes it to lebanon to do everything that it can to help lebanese society adapt to this even as we work with these refugees who have gone through so much suffering. >> reporter: the u.s. is pushing for revolution through deput diplomatic means, and talks have once again been de played. the american backed leader insists on the eventually removal of president assad as part of any agreement when the syrian president said there is no reason for him not to run for re-election next year. it was reported that saudi arabia and gulf nations are seeking
the u.s. the condition in syria is status quo. meanwhile 2 million syrian versus fled their homes and more are displaced in the country as war conditions. rebels have lost ground to assad forces. neighboring nations are shaking under the weight of refugees, especially lebanon. it now has more than 800,000 syrians nearly a quarter of lebanon's population of $4 million. >> lebanon has opened its borders, has opened its arms, and the international community owes it to lebanon to do...
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we have 5% to pay to the u.s. that sums up year by year to a number of $550 million costs related to that. it's not only about the import fees that we have to pay. it's also about the different standards. and you wonder why because it's about crash testing and it's about emission standards. and it's the same glow. it's the same human being sitting in the car. yet we have different standards and it's to the tune of a couple hundred million. i have to encompass all these different rules. so not having these addition costs much have a huge impact on our growth. we still have to see what they are going to be in detail, but it will have a huge impact on us. i see today, which is also my responsibility, how well we are doing with canada, how well with mexico as opposed to brazil or argentina. brazil overnight raised by 30%. so out of business, but you're a very exclusive brand. >> in a development context, how do these agreements matter? >> the pure number you start with is we export 16 times more per capita with compan
we have 5% to pay to the u.s. that sums up year by year to a number of $550 million costs related to that. it's not only about the import fees that we have to pay. it's also about the different standards. and you wonder why because it's about crash testing and it's about emission standards. and it's the same glow. it's the same human being sitting in the car. yet we have different standards and it's to the tune of a couple hundred million. i have to encompass all these different rules. so not...
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the u.s. believes this is its best weapon against al qaeda although not officially at war in yemen the covert drone campaign has been dramatically ramped up here under president obama. yemen's al qaeda threat is real it's plot attacks on international airliners and caused hundreds of deaths the cia described it as the most dangerous and active branch of the terrorist network the defense is that drone strikes have seriously damaged his ability to plan attacks but critics here say it's doing the exact opposite it does not. contain the ghosts of the facts that may have contributed to the growth and expansion of. at some point when we can slug enough powerful enough then to be able to inflict serious damage the u.s. war on terror has no borders often waved remotely with cruise missiles and drones it's an undeclared global battlefield in which yemen is just one of the front lines of fight against groups like al qaida in which ordinary civilians also end up paying a price. i ask obama to bring my da
the u.s. believes this is its best weapon against al qaeda although not officially at war in yemen the covert drone campaign has been dramatically ramped up here under president obama. yemen's al qaeda threat is real it's plot attacks on international airliners and caused hundreds of deaths the cia described it as the most dangerous and active branch of the terrorist network the defense is that drone strikes have seriously damaged his ability to plan attacks but critics here say it's doing the...
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go into the u.s. that sums up year by year to a number of north of $550 million just as costs related to that. and it is not only about that import fees, but it is also about the different standards. it's about crash testing and about emissions. it is the same globe, the same human being sitting in the car, yet we have different standards, and they cost a couple of hundred million. we have to develop different cars or have to encompass all of these different rules. so not having these additional costs must have a huge impact on our competitiveness, on our gro wth as such -- we still have to see, in detail, but it will have a huge impact. i see today how well we are doing with canada and mexico as opposed to brazil or argentina. brazil overnight has increased their import duties 30 %. a developingin context, how do these agreements matter? number i said, the peer you start with is we export 16 tons more per capita with companies we have free-trade agreements. the t-tip, specifically with automobiles, w
go into the u.s. that sums up year by year to a number of north of $550 million just as costs related to that. and it is not only about that import fees, but it is also about the different standards. it's about crash testing and about emissions. it is the same globe, the same human being sitting in the car, yet we have different standards, and they cost a couple of hundred million. we have to develop different cars or have to encompass all of these different rules. so not having these...
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the u.s. special representative on afghanistan will join us later in the program. an apparent u.s. drone strike in pakistan has killed another senior figure of the haqqani network. police said he was one of three top militants who died when missiles blasted an islamic seminary. there's been a series of recent attacks on haqqani leaders. the afghan group is allied with the taliban. the geneva talks on curbing iran's nuclear program made little headway today. the u.s. and five other powers are trying to reach a draft agreement with iran to ease some economic sanctions if tehran freezes its nuclear efforts. but iran's deputy foreign minister said this morning there'd been a loss of confidence since the last round, earlier this month. >> i'm not in a position to go into the detailings of that but they have some differences and those differences are on issues still there. >> reporter: including sanctions? >> on s >> ifill: later, the iranian official met with the european union's top diplomat and e
the u.s. special representative on afghanistan will join us later in the program. an apparent u.s. drone strike in pakistan has killed another senior figure of the haqqani network. police said he was one of three top militants who died when missiles blasted an islamic seminary. there's been a series of recent attacks on haqqani leaders. the afghan group is allied with the taliban. the geneva talks on curbing iran's nuclear program made little headway today. the u.s. and five other powers are...
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the u.s. claims few civilians have been victims of these three hundred seventy six drone attacks which have been launched over the past decade local reports however suggest at least nine hundred innocent people including up to two hundred children have been killed with documentary filmmaker robert greenwald took the story of the riemann family as inspiration for his latest movie and says the public doesn't understand the real consequences of drones. people want to believe in santa claus and they also want to believe that there's a simple solution to these incredibly complicated problems when we started reading that the drones were killing only high value targets represented in imminent threat it doesn't make sense just not possible so i think there was a kind of hopefulness yes finally we found a magic pill which is part of it some of it is the fact that american soldiers warrant there so people said it doesn't matter as to what is the you know the families making two kinds of americans people
the u.s. claims few civilians have been victims of these three hundred seventy six drone attacks which have been launched over the past decade local reports however suggest at least nine hundred innocent people including up to two hundred children have been killed with documentary filmmaker robert greenwald took the story of the riemann family as inspiration for his latest movie and says the public doesn't understand the real consequences of drones. people want to believe in santa claus and...
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probably the u.s. will pay them off they already gave them a half billion dollars when france next round of talks a couple weeks ago and so israel will get its get its money from the united states as they always do and they'll be pacified like that but the u.s. is not going to give up on this peace deal we've had a basic old war with iran since one nine hundred seventy nine and this is a major step forward and we have everybody on board yes the they are not enriching to twenty percent it had nothing to do with the scare of a nuclear weapon here that was probably more the french who don't want to compete with the market for medical isotopes but there's been a lot of negotiation and a lot of time put in this and they're not going to throw it all away because the israelis are having a fit. all right ryan thank you so much for joining us here on our team to discuss with us brian dawson there. and it will now be difficult for the u.s. to keep up the idea that iraq is a spreads to israel and that's the opini
probably the u.s. will pay them off they already gave them a half billion dollars when france next round of talks a couple weeks ago and so israel will get its get its money from the united states as they always do and they'll be pacified like that but the u.s. is not going to give up on this peace deal we've had a basic old war with iran since one nine hundred seventy nine and this is a major step forward and we have everybody on board yes the they are not enriching to twenty percent it had...
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. >>> two u.s. war planes have flown through china's new air defense identification zone without warning chinese authorities. >>> thai security forces are looking to arrest an opposition leader as the political confrontation rages on. >>> and japanese lovers of astronomy are getting ready for the space show as comet isod approaches the sun. >>> u.s. commanders have defied their counterparts in china. over the weekend, chinese leaders said they were establishing an air defense identification zone over the east china sea. u.s. defense officials promised they would challenge the zone and now they've revealed two u.s. bombers flew through the area without informing chinese authorities. pentagon spokesperson colonel steve warren said the planes took off on tuesday from the u.s. pacific territory of guam, then entered the zone. they are reported to be b-52 bombers. warren said the planes were not armed, and he said the flights were part of a planned exercise. he said the u.s. aircraft were neither observe
. >>> two u.s. war planes have flown through china's new air defense identification zone without warning chinese authorities. >>> thai security forces are looking to arrest an opposition leader as the political confrontation rages on. >>> and japanese lovers of astronomy are getting ready for the space show as comet isod approaches the sun. >>> u.s. commanders have defied their counterparts in china. over the weekend, chinese leaders said they were...
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shares of u.s. airways ended about 1% higher, shares of american airlines that began trading on exchange after bankruptcy shot up 26%. let's take a look at what the changes may be in store at the combined airlines and what it means for travelers and investors. >> reporter: with more than 6700 flight as day, the new american airlines will be the world's largest but both partners must pay a price. to get the 16 million dollar deal done and settle anti trust charges brought by the justice department, american and u.s. airways will give up, take off and landing slots and gates at seven congested big city airports such as boston, chicago, dallas, los angeles, miami, new york and washington d.c. some of the more noticeable changes will be in the nation's capital with a new american will operate 44 fewer departures a day than two partners currently have giving up 104 take off and landing slots. 16 of those slots will be offered to jetblue, the 88 others will be distributed to other airlines. at new york's
shares of u.s. airways ended about 1% higher, shares of american airlines that began trading on exchange after bankruptcy shot up 26%. let's take a look at what the changes may be in store at the combined airlines and what it means for travelers and investors. >> reporter: with more than 6700 flight as day, the new american airlines will be the world's largest but both partners must pay a price. to get the 16 million dollar deal done and settle anti trust charges brought by the justice...
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u.s. is the second round of negotiations on iran's nuclear program since president hassan rouhani took office in august. the proposal would partially with u.s.-led sanctions for six months in return for iran's suspension of nuclear activity. john kerry continues a visit to israel and the occupied west bank in a bid to encourage u.s.- brokered peace talks. he faced palestinian complaints in ramallah on tuesday over israel's continued expansion of west bank settlements. in a rare move, john kerry said the u.s. views israel settlements as illegitimate, going beyond the normal white house language of not helpful. but john kerry stopped short of calling the settlements illegal. >> let me emphasize at this point the position of the united states of america on the considerts is that we now, and have always considered, the settlements to be illegitimate. i want to make it extremely clear that at no time did the agree asans in any way a matter of going back to the talks that they someh condone or a
u.s. is the second round of negotiations on iran's nuclear program since president hassan rouhani took office in august. the proposal would partially with u.s.-led sanctions for six months in return for iran's suspension of nuclear activity. john kerry continues a visit to israel and the occupied west bank in a bid to encourage u.s.- brokered peace talks. he faced palestinian complaints in ramallah on tuesday over israel's continued expansion of west bank settlements. in a rare move, john kerry...
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the u.s. fails to appease skeptics at home and to some allies abroad as its part in the deal attracts a flurry of criticism in washington and tel aviv. police used tear gas on thousands of protesters in the ukrainian capital kiev as a government breaks away from a trade deal with. this is already coming to live from the russian capital i'm marina joshie welcome to the program. the world powers agreed on a groundbreaking deal with iran but opinions differ on what led to the long awaited success well some countries attribute the breakthrough to diplomacy others insisted thanks to the pressure of sanctions a compromise was found the reports of the talks and their outcome. it's a deal that some new diplomats for a decade. and as the crucial make or break iran leak talks continued into the night details of how they were going for looting the journalists camped out in geneva so we waited and waited and waited while diplomats from six world powers and iran inched their way closer to a story breakthro
the u.s. fails to appease skeptics at home and to some allies abroad as its part in the deal attracts a flurry of criticism in washington and tel aviv. police used tear gas on thousands of protesters in the ukrainian capital kiev as a government breaks away from a trade deal with. this is already coming to live from the russian capital i'm marina joshie welcome to the program. the world powers agreed on a groundbreaking deal with iran but opinions differ on what led to the long awaited success...
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the u.s. agrees with afghanistan on language that would allow american troops to day past -- stay pass 2014. now they wait to see if the country's tribal elders will also sign on. >> we agreed on language that would be submitted, but they have to pass it. >> the next round of negotiations over iran's nuclear -- starts in geneva. trail, with the number of women at the top. >> for all our viewers in -- on public television in america and around the well. the united states and afghanistan agreed to the final talk -- security deal that would allow american troops to stay in the country after 2014. willkerry has revealed it now go before the grand council of afghan elders, the loya jirg a. not discussrry did details. >> we have agreed on language that would be submitted to the loya jirga, but they have to pass it. i think it is inappropriate for me to comment at all on any of the details. it is up to the people of afghanistan. >> john kerry there. for more on the agenda of that important meeting of
the u.s. agrees with afghanistan on language that would allow american troops to day past -- stay pass 2014. now they wait to see if the country's tribal elders will also sign on. >> we agreed on language that would be submitted, but they have to pass it. >> the next round of negotiations over iran's nuclear -- starts in geneva. trail, with the number of women at the top. >> for all our viewers in -- on public television in america and around the well. the united states and...
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-u.s. relationship. you have got to be staffed to cover that waterfront in and a desk officer, to take an example, needs to be just as effective on the hill sc as with the contacts daily. the 1980's, that was the position, as well. that is the way the american system operates in this area, and sometimes, taking an example of the iran sanctions, which is an important one today, a couple of years ago, there was another round of sanctions being debated in the u.s. congress, one element of which touched on the interests of bp because their operation might have been effected. we had to lobby hard. that was an operation conducted with the agreement of the administration, the tacit agreement of the administration, but we had to do it pretty much ourselves with our european partners on the hill, so you have to have a congressional operation as well as one that focuses on the administration. >> thank you. >> it does sometimes look from the outside that sometimes it gets behind the curve, that we are
-u.s. relationship. you have got to be staffed to cover that waterfront in and a desk officer, to take an example, needs to be just as effective on the hill sc as with the contacts daily. the 1980's, that was the position, as well. that is the way the american system operates in this area, and sometimes, taking an example of the iran sanctions, which is an important one today, a couple of years ago, there was another round of sanctions being debated in the u.s. congress, one element of which...
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the u.s. held orphan sunday. but the christian movement that encourages adoption is drawing critcism. >> two kenyan runners take top hon others ahonors at the new yy marathon out of a field of 50,000 strong. ♪ >> secretarsecretary of state on kerrkerry is on a nine day tourf the middle east. his trip started with a quick stop th in egypt. during his six hour stay over kerry called for an end to the violence in egypt and for the country to move towards full democracy. >> the first stop u.s. secretary of state john kerry made on his latest trip to the middle east was to the to saudi arabia, but instead to cairo egypt. it's the first highest ranking official visit since july 3 n. that is the stay that the military removed mohammad morsi from his post as president of egypt and placed him under arrest. the us has been anxious about what has been happening in egypt everever since and it was john y to deliver a message from washington on what they want cairo to do in the weeks and months ahead. >>
the u.s. held orphan sunday. but the christian movement that encourages adoption is drawing critcism. >> two kenyan runners take top hon others ahonors at the new yy marathon out of a field of 50,000 strong. ♪ >> secretarsecretary of state on kerrkerry is on a nine day tourf the middle east. his trip started with a quick stop th in egypt. during his six hour stay over kerry called for an end to the violence in egypt and for the country to move towards full democracy. >> the...
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the u.s. spending food, water, money and muscle. the u.s. "george washington" has been despatched along with marines stationed in okinnara. the united nations is sending the "osprey", getting aid to places cut off after roads and infrastructure were washed away. >> we have begun to move supplies and are standing by. >> the u.k. is making similar commitments - money and military to help hundreds of thousands displaced by the storm. >> britain is contributing £10 million and hmas "dairyi "dairying -- "daring." the european union is taking action, pledging 3 million euros for relief. in the coming days there'll be three main priorities. >> the first is to restore access to remote areas as quickly as possible. access means transportation and the restoration of telecommunications. the second priority is delivering humanitarian assistance to people as quickly as possible and shelter. >> the world food program sent 40 tonnes of ready to eat food, enough to feed 130,000 for one day. on a smaller scale, back in the u.s., individuals are trying to he
the u.s. spending food, water, money and muscle. the u.s. "george washington" has been despatched along with marines stationed in okinnara. the united nations is sending the "osprey", getting aid to places cut off after roads and infrastructure were washed away. >> we have begun to move supplies and are standing by. >> the u.k. is making similar commitments - money and military to help hundreds of thousands displaced by the storm. >> britain is contributing...
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the u.s. plans to stick to the deal though even if lawmakers do come under pressure. the u.s. is not going to give up on this beast you know we've had a basic old war with iran says nine hundred seventy nine and this is a major step forward and we have everybody on board yes the they are not enriching to twenty percent of ad knocking they do with a scare a nuclear weapon here that was probably more of the french who don't want to compete with the market for medical isotopes but there's been a lot of negotiation and a lot of time put in this and they're not going to throw it all away because the israelis are having a fit. for some israelis i drove the deal with it to thaw though the country only just stopped short a deed of making an explicit threat to attack iran. reaffirmed his tough stance the news conference middle east correspondent paul asli war on the reaction there. what we heard from the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in a brief press conference is that iran is taking cosmetic steps that it could reverse easily the israeli prime minister warned that this sti
the u.s. plans to stick to the deal though even if lawmakers do come under pressure. the u.s. is not going to give up on this beast you know we've had a basic old war with iran says nine hundred seventy nine and this is a major step forward and we have everybody on board yes the they are not enriching to twenty percent of ad knocking they do with a scare a nuclear weapon here that was probably more of the french who don't want to compete with the market for medical isotopes but there's been a...
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a u.s. military official confirms the u.s. did conduct another military flight through this restriction zone. he won't give the details of how many aircraft, what kind of aircraft. also saying that japan flew a number of planes through the zone. for their part, the chinese are saying they tracked two u.s. surveillance aircraft and nearly a dozen japanese planes. what u.s. officials are telling us is that they want everybody to take a deep breath. that this is routine surveillance, that the u.s. military conducts through this international air space all the time, if not every day, that there's nothing unusual here. it's status quo. it's normal. that they're not trying to poke the chinese in the eye, but the reality is that the chinese are very sensitive, of course, about all of this right now. issuing a number of statements that they are tracking these planes, coming through their declared space and that they might take some sort of action against them at some point. i think it's really what you're talking about, michael. no on
a u.s. military official confirms the u.s. did conduct another military flight through this restriction zone. he won't give the details of how many aircraft, what kind of aircraft. also saying that japan flew a number of planes through the zone. for their part, the chinese are saying they tracked two u.s. surveillance aircraft and nearly a dozen japanese planes. what u.s. officials are telling us is that they want everybody to take a deep breath. that this is routine surveillance, that the u.s....
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u.s. and other negotiating nations from medicine to internet freedom or on that coming up and there are growing calls for the guantanamo bay detention camp to be closed to president obama's promise to close the facility years ago hasn't been kept but what might a new debate brewing on capitol hill over the national defense authorization act mean forget about that later on today show. it's wednesday november thirteenth four pm in washington d.c. i'm sam sax and you're watching our team and we begin with a nine percent approval rating now that's not toronto's crack smoking mayor rob ford's approval rating now that's the united states is congress' approval rating today according to a new gallup poll nine percent is the lowest rating ever recorded in gallup's thirty nine year history of asking americans if they approve of the way congress is handling its job and just two months ago in september it looked like congress was making a comeback its approval rating was ten points higher at nineteen
u.s. and other negotiating nations from medicine to internet freedom or on that coming up and there are growing calls for the guantanamo bay detention camp to be closed to president obama's promise to close the facility years ago hasn't been kept but what might a new debate brewing on capitol hill over the national defense authorization act mean forget about that later on today show. it's wednesday november thirteenth four pm in washington d.c. i'm sam sax and you're watching our team and we...
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the u.s. proposal for long-term security in afghanistan is in the hands of tribal council. the loya jirga are talking over the agreement between the u.s. and afghan go. . if approved 15,000 troops will stay in afghanistan for 11 more years. as rosalind jordan reports, the go ahead from the elders does not mean a signature from afghanistan's president. >> the barack obama's nomination breathed a sigh of relief that the loya jirga was getting a first look at the draft bilateral security agreement. any reassurance that this is under review was undercut by comments made by hamid karzai on thursday. the concern - will the agreement be signed in time for the u.s. to move combat forces out of afghanistan and deploy another team in its place. america is concerned it won't have time to carry out the transition because it involves tens of thousands of troops, and support personnel. they want to make sure they have time to work out the lijistics and relations with the afghan military so it's a seamless t
the u.s. proposal for long-term security in afghanistan is in the hands of tribal council. the loya jirga are talking over the agreement between the u.s. and afghan go. . if approved 15,000 troops will stay in afghanistan for 11 more years. as rosalind jordan reports, the go ahead from the elders does not mean a signature from afghanistan's president. >> the barack obama's nomination breathed a sigh of relief that the loya jirga was getting a first look at the draft bilateral security...
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you know the u.s. and the holy see see eye to eye on some issues like helping poor people for example and that's very good on the other hand the current administration does take positions that are in opposition to those of the catholic church for example on the religious liberty question the current administration has been trying to force insurance policies on catholics that would violate their consciences and just yesterday the supreme court announced it was going to be hearing two cases that are challenging the government's health care mandate requiring catholics who object to abortion to provide abortion drugs as part of their insurance policies so that would be an example you mentioned the subject of using drones to kill people remotely that's obviously something that the holy see has been. about and there are a range of other things but in general this administration hasn't been particularly sensitive to the concerns of catholics here and you know we only have a thirty seconds left and you did tou
you know the u.s. and the holy see see eye to eye on some issues like helping poor people for example and that's very good on the other hand the current administration does take positions that are in opposition to those of the catholic church for example on the religious liberty question the current administration has been trying to force insurance policies on catholics that would violate their consciences and just yesterday the supreme court announced it was going to be hearing two cases that...
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the u.s. drone war on terror is missing its mark with human rights groups reporting mounting civilian deaths she travels to again a village to hear fast terms accounts. this is all that remains for us predator drone strike right here in yemen that killed two suspected members of al qaeda but also civilians so is the loss of innocent lives justified in the fight against al qaeda stay with us as we report from one of the front lines in the war on terror. and real recalls for a virtual currency bitcoin peaks at nine hundred dollars after it's named a legitimate financial service at a u.s. senate hearing. international news and comments live from moscow this is all she with me hello and welcome to the program. up to twenty three people have been killed in powerful blast near the iranian embassy in lebanon is capital beirut and iranian cultural attache is among the victims of the bombings that injured more than one hundred forty lebanese group linked to al qaida has reportedly claimed responsibilit
the u.s. drone war on terror is missing its mark with human rights groups reporting mounting civilian deaths she travels to again a village to hear fast terms accounts. this is all that remains for us predator drone strike right here in yemen that killed two suspected members of al qaeda but also civilians so is the loss of innocent lives justified in the fight against al qaeda stay with us as we report from one of the front lines in the war on terror. and real recalls for a virtual currency...
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so u.s. aid and pay-com disaster assessment teams went almost immediately to tacloban to coordinate our response, working closely with philippine authorities, who as you said, mr. chairman, have the lead on this. there was an immediate agreement throughout the administration at all levels on the need for a rapid, effective response, both because of the scale of the disaster and because, as you said, mr. chairman, because the filipinos are long-time friends and allies of the united states. so jeremy's going to describe in detail the efforts on the ground. what i'd like to do is highlight that the u.s. government's response has been, i think, extremely well coordinated and substantial. within a few days of the disaster, u.s. aid had announced $20 million in humanitarian assistance, and just a few days ago, announced an additional $10 million in assistance, so as of yesterday, combined u.s. government assistance in response to the disaster totalled $37 million. that includes $7 million from defe
so u.s. aid and pay-com disaster assessment teams went almost immediately to tacloban to coordinate our response, working closely with philippine authorities, who as you said, mr. chairman, have the lead on this. there was an immediate agreement throughout the administration at all levels on the need for a rapid, effective response, both because of the scale of the disaster and because, as you said, mr. chairman, because the filipinos are long-time friends and allies of the united states. so...
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for a u.s. debt default and finally lori wallach from public citizen fred watson joins me live in vietnam and scott the controversial transpacific partnership agreement say that three times fast.
for a u.s. debt default and finally lori wallach from public citizen fred watson joins me live in vietnam and scott the controversial transpacific partnership agreement say that three times fast.
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the u.s.. there is a hearing on syria's civil war. primeter, the iraqi minister. at the commerce department investment summit, the ceos talk about the u.s. investment climate and the government policy on attracting foreign investment, some of those policies include immigration, the debt ceiling, and energy. it is moderated. [applause] >> good morning everyone. lou, thank you -- lew, thank you for your excellent remarks. thank you to both of them for their leadership. it has been outstanding for the subject matter we have before us these next few days. their insights as it applies to the business community are very valuable to all of us that are joining us today. we are off to a great start to what promises to be a gay -- great conference and agenda. thank you to all who has come great distances to be with us today. i am very pleased to announce our first panel that is entitled usa?hy select the perspectives on operating in the united states." this'll be a very informative and invaluable discus
the u.s.. there is a hearing on syria's civil war. primeter, the iraqi minister. at the commerce department investment summit, the ceos talk about the u.s. investment climate and the government policy on attracting foreign investment, some of those policies include immigration, the debt ceiling, and energy. it is moderated. [applause] >> good morning everyone. lou, thank you -- lew, thank you for your excellent remarks. thank you to both of them for their leadership. it has been...